Electric laundry-iron.



M. K. GOLDEN. ELECTRIC LAUNDRY IRON. APPLICATION FILED JULY 6, 1914.

1 123 Patented 53111.5, 1915.

anuemtoz dry-Irons, I a full, clear,

, ,UTNITEDISTATES PATELTT OFFICE.

MAXIMILIAN K. GOLDEN, or nnrnom'mrcnrenn, nssrenon To eonnniv MANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, 015' DETROIT, MICHIGAN,

A. CORIPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

ELECTRIC LAUNDRY-IRON.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAx1Mn.rAn K. GOLDEN, a citizen of the United States, re-

siding at Detroit, county of Wayne State, have invented a certaln new:

of Michigan, and useful Improvement in Electric Launand declare the following to be I and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an electric laundry irdn and its method of manufacture, drawings and more particularly pointed out in the following specification and claims.

As ordinarily constructed the body of a laundry iron is either a heavy casting, or

is made up of a plurality of relatively heavy hereafter appear.

plates housed within its body portion, whereby the necessary weight required for effective service is provided. Such aconstruction is necessarily expensive both in regard to the materialused, and the cost of assemblin the parts.

The object of this invention is to produce a practical and efficient iron at a minimum cost of manufacture.

Other advantages and improvements will In'the drawings accompanying this specification:-Figure 1, is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the iron. Fig. 2, is a horizontal sectional view through the body of the iron. Fig. 3, is a cross sectional view of a detail of the heating element, shown on the iron,

an enlarged scaleindicating the surrounding body of sand, and the insulating coating of ess of manufacture.

Referring to the letters of reference placed upon the drawings :'-A, denotes the body of formed of sheet metal; B, a closure wall at the enlarged end of the body of the iron which may be engaged to the body portion by over-lapping and interlocking the edges of the respective members as shown, or it may be secured in any other suitable manner.

C, indicates a wooden handle engaged to the body of the iron by a bail D. v

E, denotes an electric heating element Specification of Letters Patent.

glass or silica adjacent to the heating element formed from the sand in the proc- Patented Jan. 5, 1915'.

Application filed m a, 1914. Serial No. 849,084.

which may be of any suitable form, that shown in the drawing being stamped out of flat metal connected by terminals E with the usual flexible cord E leading to a lamp socket (not shown) that connection may be made with an electric circuit.

F, is an insulating element projecting through the body of the iron and surrounding the terminals E.

F is a thimble to protect the end of the terminals and the connecting cord from in ury.

H denotes a volume of sand lodged in the iron and embedding the heating element.

-h, indicates an insulation of silica inclosing the heating element. 1

Having indicated the several parts by reference letters the construction of the device will be readilyv understood.

The parts being properly assembled with sand packed tightly around the heating element, the end wall B, is thensecured in position and a current of a relatively higher voltage than would ordinarily be employed is directed to the heating element,which acting upon the adjacent sand forms a silica coating around the heating element which serves as an insulation. The necessary weight for eifective service being supplied rent in the process of manufacture :it will .be obvious-that the cost of production is materially reduced over that of electric ironsin common use.

Having thus described myin'vention what I claim is v 1. In a device of the character described, a body portion formed of sheet metal, an electric heating element located within the body portion, sand lodged within the body portion surrounding the heating element, the sand adjacent the heating element being I fused, forming a silica insulation inclosing the heating element, and means for connecting the heating element with an electrical circuit.-

2. In a device of the character described,

. a chambered body portion, an electric heating element located in' the lower portion thereof and extending adjacent to and in parallel spaced relation from the bottom thereof, means for supplying an electriccurrent to said heating element, said means being disposed adjacent the upper side of fused,form1ng a silica insulation completely 10 the chambered body and extending therein, inclosing the heating element and conducconductors connecting the heating element tors. with the said means for supplying current In testimony whereof, I sign this specifi- 5 thereto, sand disposed within and comcation in the presence of two Witnesses.

pletely filling said chambered body portion, MAXIMILIAN K. GOLDEN. said sand completely surrounding the heat- Witnesses: ing element and conductors, and the said i SAMUEL E. THOMAS,

sand adjacent the heating element being LENA WIEGAND. 

